News from October 2017
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 16, 2017
The US Justice Department published a four page rule on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joshua Lozo, 36, of Troy, New York, pled guilty to one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany, New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: A Medina man was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for stealing $245,000 from his employer and using the money to pay for a country club membership, vehicles and purchases at Victoria’s Secret and GNC, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that DERRELL JOSEPH, 38, of Reserve, was charged last week in a four-count Indictment for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, JOSEPH was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: In furtherance of the scheme, the defendants are alleged to have killed a woman in the Philippines by shooting her multiple times in the face.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday today sentenced attorney Perry Don Cortese (54, Little River, Texas) to 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit international money laundering and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. As part of his sentence, the Court entered a money judgment in the amount of $9,288,241.36. Cortese was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims in the amount of $3,767,196.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - All 17 wild horses showcased at the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries saddle-trained horse adoption event this past weekend were adopted. The event was held on October 14 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on the south side of Carson City, Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Jason Leroy Geiser, 37, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess stolen U.S. mail and to unlawfully possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices (credit or debit cards), United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has issued a funding opportunity for technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations through the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance to Tribes Program. This program is intended to establish cooperative working relationships, through partnerships...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Alfredo Cardenas-Suastegui (“Cardenas"), 56, a native and citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana in in the Sequoia National Forest, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Cardenas also agreed to pay restitution to the U.S. Forest Service for the damage to public land and natural resources caused by the marijuana cultivation activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Robert Eldred, 57, of Barre, Vermont, was sentenced on Oct. 16, 2017, in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont, to serve six (6) months in federal prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Eldred to serve a five (5) year period of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Edward L. Haynes, Jr., of South Euclid, was sentenced today to 100 months incarceration for cocaine distribution, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two women appeared in federal court today to face allegations that they robbed a Spencer Savings Bank in Garfield, New Jersey, at gunpoint, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Dear Dr. Gottlieb: I write to you regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oct. 10, 2017 proposed rule which would delay the compliance deadline under the May 27, 2016, final Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label rule. This is the latest in a series of delays by the FDA on critical public...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday today sentenced attorney Perry Don Cortese (54, Little River, Texas) to 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit international money laundering and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. As part of his sentence, the Court entered a money judgment in the amount of $9,288,241.36. Cortese was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims in the amount of $3,767,196.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Oct. 13, 2017, United States District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Leonard Chase a/k/a “Nard", age 23, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise including...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today that an Indiana County investment advisor was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment, three years supervised release and ordered to pay $1,212,663.93, on his conviction at trial of one count of securities fraud, one count of mail fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 227,300 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The owner and operator of a financial services company that provided accounting, tax and bookkeeping services to small businesses was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from her clients.
